Midgard global PHP functions

1. Authentication functions
2. Command-line functions
3. Debugging functions
4. Formatting and style engine
5. Informative functions
6. Multilingual functions

The new Midgard API is mostly object-oriented. However, there are some global functions for changing state of the system.

Authentication functions

• mgd_auth_midgard - authenticate into the Midgard system
• mgd_unsetuid - return to initial authentication state
• mgd_issetuid - check if authentication state has been altered during runtime

Command-line functions

• mgd_config_init - initialize a Midgard database connection from configuration file

Debugging functions

• mgd_errstr - get latest Midgard status message
• mgd_errno - get latest Midgard status code
• mgd_debug_start - start logging Midgard I/O operations
• mgd_debug_stop - end logging Midgard I/O operations

Formatting and style engine

• mgd_include_snippet - include and execute a code snippet
• mgd_preparse - parse string according to Midgard Templating Engine rules
• mgd_format - pass string through Midgard custom formatters

Informative functions

• mgd_version - get current Midgard version number
• mgd_get_midgard - get copy of the Midgard object
• mgd_is_guid - check whether a string is a valid GUID (UUID format)

Multilingual functions

• mgd_set_lang - set content language of current request
• mgd_get_lang - get content language of current request
• mgd_set_default_lang - set fall-back language of current request
• mgd_get_default_lang - get fall-back language of current request